The Federal Government and West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly, WATRA, has signed an agreement on adopting a comprehensive framework for the regulation of telecommunications activities. The deal was sealed on Wednesday in Abuja by both parties. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu said WATRA was established by member states of ECOWAS. WATRA…
Sultry actress, Grace Amah, has praised the decision of a court in Lagos to grant president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ibinabo Fiberesima, bail in the sum of N2 million. In her message post on her Facebook page, the mother of one described the decision as “another milestone in the life” of the…
A seven-member executive has been elected to run the affairs of the Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, for three years. The result declared by the Assistant National Secretary of the Union, James Uwem indicates that Victor Udu of the State Ministry of Information scored eighty six votes to defeat…
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, says statistics has shown that over 1.6 million Nigerians who are living under the scourge of diabetes have constituted a national prevalence of 1.9 per cent who spend up to N53, 000 annually for their treatment, and this mainly is an out-of-pocket expenditure. The medical body in Nigeria made this…
The Federal Government has taken a step to stop the threat by resident doctors in Nigeria to embark on an industrial action. Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that the government will look into the grievances of the doctors. This came following a 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal…
Lagos State House of Assembly, in conjunction with the Lagos State University Medical Students Association (LASUMSA) has kicked off a one-day medical outreach within the assembly complex. The health program was held simultaneously at the Lateef Jakande Hall of assembly, Alausa, Ikeja and Oba’s Palace in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Tests conducted during the medical…
Former Senate President, David Mark has threatened to contact his lawyers over reports linking him with the controversial Panama Paper Leaks that he operated offshore companies. The lawmaker from Benue State, in a statement issued on Thursday via his media team and signed by Paul Mumeh, maintained that his hands are clean. Mark said he…
Trial of the former Niger Delta Minister, Godsday Orubebe, has begun at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The first prosecuting witness, one Samuel Madujemu, who is an investigator in the Asset Tracing Department of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, started his testimony against the former Minister. Madujemu claimed Orubebe was issued asset declaration…
Three committees have been inaugurated by the governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday. The Committees are Asset and Liability Sharing, Boundary Adjustment and Take-Off for Local Governments and the newly created Local Council Development Areas, Area Offices and Administrative Offices in the state. Performing the inauguration ceremony, the governor explained that the…
There is currently a move by the National Assembly to scrap the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR; the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA; and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Leadership reports. This will be done through the new version of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, and the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB.…